Dave,
I’ve had my keel off and the baby stay stud is definitely not screwed into the keel, at least on a 35-3. As far forward as the baby stay attachment is, it would miss the keel entirely. I see a substantial backing plate of some sort that is bonded into the centerline of the hull. This will most likely have to be ground out and replaced. The repair looks pretty straight forward. The work will be hidden by the cabin sole, so cosmetics aren’t an issue here. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress” Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Godwin via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 08:26 To: [email protected] Cc: Dave Godwin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby Stay Hull Stud I have the same issue on “Ronin”. I’m 99.99% certain that the stud is not attached to the keel. It certainly isn’t on my model when I removed my keel. Were it attached to the keel there would be a series of list posts advising owners on how to unhook it. In my 20 years on this list I haven’t seen any advice on that. I think that you are going to find that like my stud, it was simply glassed into the stringer. Easy to do in the build process but obviously not advantageous over time, especially in a damp environment and constant cyclic loads. I have a set of hand drawings from a rig designer buddy on building a “U” shaped stainless steel bridge that can be simply attached to either side of the stringer with plain old S.S. lag bolts. This is most likely the way that I will go when I put the mast back in the boat. Good luck with your repair. Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/>
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